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RT @hillhulse: Rep McCarthy not really trying to change minds here. More aimed at trying to prove to fellow Republicans that he's the man t… — PolitiTweet.org

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Meanwhile, the Senate is at a standstill over the annual defense authorization bill. They failed to reach an agreement on which amendments would get votes, and the bill and debate will get punted until after the Thanksgiving recess next week. — PolitiTweet.org

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“It’s OK, I’ll be here a long time,” McCarthy just said to a Dem who taunted him — PolitiTweet.org

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As McCarthy has been speaking since 8:38pm, he keeps pausing because Dems are chatting - sometimes loudly, sometimes jeering - and will continue speaking when they quiet down. When he’s done, Pelosi may address House. Then a GOP motion to recommit, followed by final passage — PolitiTweet.org

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Dems had hoped the vote series would have started by 9pm, but McCarthy -- using his time in the "Magic Minute" -- has been speaking since 8:38pm, railing on Dems, their agenda and the president. — PolitiTweet.org

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Once the bill passes the House tonight, as expected, it will have to get through the Senate where the focus will be on what Manchin will accept in order to get all 50 Dems on board. Today, he wouldn't commit to voting for the first procedural vote to begin debate. https://t.co/LOgk6r9RMl — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP approaching debt limit fight differently, seeing a fight over Biden agenda and inflation as what the party should focus on -- not battle over default. "We don't want to interrupt our worthy adversaries while they're committing hara-kiri," Cornyn said. https://t.co/hCIM4DBrTx — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Mark Kelly, who is up for reelection, writes to the WH and asks them to do more on gas prices. Asks if he thinks the WH has done enough, he said: "That's why I sent the letter." https://t.co/HcfqwaBBjy https://t.co/JvNJlvdWru — PolitiTweet.org

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Jared Golden of Maine is the first Democrat to announce he’s a NO on Biden’s bill. Dems can only lose two more, and the leadership is confident they will have the votes. — PolitiTweet.org

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AOC on McCarthy's plan to put Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar back on committees in a GOP majority. "I would love Leader McCarthy to shout that from the rooftops," she said. https://t.co/KzpXoGoCay — PolitiTweet.org

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Another Blue Dog is a YES on bill. Kurt Schrader. Questions are where Jared Golden and Ed Case are. Golden told me his mind is made up but wouldn’t say his position yet. Slotkin also wouldn’t say. Ds feeling confident they’ll keep defections to less than three and bill will pass. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dem leaders confident they will have the votes to get the bill passed tonight but may lose a couple of moderates. They can’t lose more than three, and they don’t think they will at moment. “I think we’ll have the votes,” Hoyer said — PolitiTweet.org

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Elissa Slotkin, Michigan Democrat, has been talking with WH officials tonight and is undecided still on whether to support bill. She told me they are still “digging into the numbers” from CBO. — PolitiTweet.org

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Stephanie Murphy, a Blue Dog Democrat, a YES on bill tonight. She had been one of the holdouts — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Jared Golden, Maine moderate in a swing district, told me his mind is “definitely made up” but said he would first divulge his position directly to “my local news sources” in Maine. — PolitiTweet.org

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Despite the CBO showing a deficit of $160B, the WH argues the bill “will be more than fully paid for,” per Pelosi letter and WH chart. https://t.co/EBamhpAxbh https://t.co/t5vOAqSKYe — PolitiTweet.org

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As Democratic leaders try to push the Build Back Better bill out of the House tonight, senior White House officials Brian Deese and Louisa Terrell just met with moderate House Democrats, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Moderates are key to the bill’s passage — PolitiTweet.org

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House GOP whip’s office is informing members to be prepared for a vote on House passage of the Build Back Better bill as early as 940pET — PolitiTweet.org

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“CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would result in a net increase in the deficit totaling $367 billion over the 2022-2031 period, not counting any additional revenue that may be generated by additional funding for tax enforcement.” https://t.co/dgiewTUcGy — PolitiTweet.org

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House moving ahead for vote to pass Build Back Better bill tonight. “At the close of the debate, all that remains is to take up the vote – so that we can pass this legislation and achieve President Biden’s vision to Build Back Better,” she tells her colleagues https://t.co/NmWplOvDWq — PolitiTweet.org

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Moderate Dems are reviewing the CBO numbers now, I’m told — PolitiTweet.org

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The so-called "privilege scrub" is also completed. So that means if the Democratic moderates are satisfied, vote will be tonight and bill likely pass the House. (Senate is a different story) — PolitiTweet.org

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Some discrepancies will have to be worked out. The judiciary provisions (including immigration) cost $115 billion, per CBO, but the budget resolution allows $107 to be spent. Those could fall by the wayside as well if they don't meet muster with the Senate parliamentarian — PolitiTweet.org

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Lots of movement in the House. Rules Committee meets at 5:30pm to take up revised rule governing floor debate of Build Back Better bill. CBO finalizes scoring of each section of bill. Overall scoring not released, but moderates had demanded "fiscal information" before voting YES — PolitiTweet.org

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Gap here from WH projections, which projected $320 billlion would be raised. CBO says it would decrease deficit by $127B. But WH has been briefing members on this. https://t.co/p6ysr65ImB — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmhansler: NEW: The US has sanctioned six Iranian individuals and one entity "for attempting to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential el… — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell leaving Schumer’s office: “We had a good discussion about several different issues that are all next up here as we move toward the end of the year of session and we agreed to kind of keep talking and working together to get try to get somewhere.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“….And that he is deeply supportive of members, and deeply accepting of members, who fundraise for neo-Nazi organizations and placing them on important committes. That may be red meat for his base, but I would really love for him to tell that to all communities,” she said — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked AOC about McCarthy saying that he would put Gosar and MTG back on committees in a GOP majority. “Well, I would love Leader McCarthy to please let him communicate to the entire country that he is deeply supportive of people who are violent towards women…” — PolitiTweet.org

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In a shift from the last standoff, McConnell and Schumer plan to discuss a way to raise the debt ceiling on Democratic votes alone, per senators briefed. Meeting starting now. It’s clear both sides want to avoid a standoff similar to the last one. — PolitiTweet.org